It’s a new year and it’s time to revamp your home. You can buy new furniture or different wall hangings, but the easiest way to give your home a makeover is simply to repaint your walls.

If your walls are white or beige, consider going bold and introducing color into your home. If your home is already colorful, you may want to tone things down by painting your walls a light cream or pastel shade. choosing a color is certainly not an easy task, but hopefully we can offer you some help in the process.

Let’s take a look at some of this season’s hottest colors and the feelings each color invokes.

Yellow has always been a popular color and this year is no different. Yellow is cheery and reminiscent of sunshine. It will undoubtedly lift your mood and encourage creativity and innovation.

Lavender is this year’s favorite bedroom color. Lavender is relaxing and peaceful–conveys royalty and prestige. A bed spread of darker shades of purple will compliment your lavender wall beautifully.

Slate and Charcoal Gray are the “beiges” of this year. Gray is slight yet daring deviation from the ever so common beiges and browns that cover most walls. Gray manages to achieve the same calm, natural effect that beige portrays, but with a subtle twist.

This year change starts with repainting your walls. What fresh colors do you have in mind?